Prospective Evidence of the Superiority of a Sonography-Based Algorithm in the Assessment of Blunt Abdominal Injury

Abstract

This study has provided prospective evidence that a FAST-based algorithm for blunt abdominal injury was more rapid, less expensive, and as accurate as an algorithm that used computed tomography or diagnostic peritoneal lavage only. Trauma centers are encouraged to incorporate a FAST-based algorithm into their initial management of blunt trauma victims.